Book 2 of the chronicles of Isilian, the lone survivor of the School of the Wolf, begins when he's nearly succeeded in ending his life after the heartbreak he suffered in Book 1. His resurrection comes from an unlikely source, an Elven queen who seeks his unique skills.

As Isilian is drawn deeper into palace intrigues, it becomes more and more difficult for him to know who is friend and who is foe. The baffling secrets are finally revealed at the breathtaking end of Part I. In Part II, the revitalized hunter returns to fulfill a promise that he made decades before and is called upon to help save a terrorized village.